If you've got a free moment, do tell us your fragrance of the day.
I'm wearing Prada Infusion d'Iris, the original version.
Reminder: tomorrow, 1/16, wear a fragrance from Prada or perfumer Daniela Andrier.
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2015, where I'll try to always have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
+1 for Infusion d’Iris!
Ormonde Woman from my Ormonde discovery set. Feeling more confident than usual today, and thus less in need of my comfort scents, so I’m branching out into this greenness. Quite refreshing on a brisk morning.
Whoops! That was not supposed to be a reply to Melissa, but it’s own comment. Sorry!
I am NEVER again going to be able to think of that as anything but Infection d’Iris.
Lol!
HA!
My SOTD is Bubblegum Chic.
Heeley, for anyone who wants to know.
Wearing Aramis perfume calligraphy saffron.
How is it?
It’s quite nice, my first time trying it. It’s kind of sweet and spicy and I think a little bit oudy and leathery at first. It then becomes more spicy and more leathery as it dries down, almost foody spicy. Pity it’s pricey though!
Thanks!
I’m in Dzing!, but it’s already almost gone – I think my skin is just too dry this time of year to hold on to scents.
Cedar, in particular, puffs off my skin rather quickly.
I was going to wear a sample that I got with some gift purchases at Christmas, but now I can’t find them. I decided to go with a Smell Bent that I hadn’t yet worn – The Fall. The Smell Bent website describes this one as “smokey woods + asphalt” and that is essentially it. It reminds me of the way my clothes smell after coming out of a barbecue joint after a long lunch or dinner.
In a fun way, I hope? I like smoky scents usually.
It reminds me of the way I feel every time I wear Bvlgari Black, a little repulsed, a lot intrigued. At least its not boring!
Good to know, thanks.
Sampling Moon Dance from JHAG. It is just about perfect on me and is inching dangerously close to my price limit. Grrr…Maybe it will be my graduation scent instead of JAR Shadow
P.S. We can still accommodate a couple of more people at our live NY meetup/swap tomorrow. If anyone is interested shoot me an email– my screen name is my yahoo address
Shalimar Ode a la Vanille Madagascar ver. – So. Beautiful.
It is, I’m the happy owner of a bottle!
L’Artisan Jour de Fete. Thinking about a bottle of Tea for Two, which is finally back on the L’Artisan USA website!
I really want to get a back up bottle of that one.
Well we’re almost scent twins (scent siblings?)… I’m in Infusion d’Iris Absolue, which will probably be my choice for tomorrow too.
Hey twin! You smell more expensive than I do
LOL
I also wore Absolue today! So nice…
Testing out Petit Fracas. I got complimented on it already. I kind of really enjoy the smell?! I found Fracas overripe and dense, but Petit is so adorable. Happy gardenias and buttery tuberose smeared with loads of pear preserves and dipped in chocolate ganache. Trashy, sugary sweet, yet really comforting.
If it came in smaller bottles than 100 freaking ml, I would grab it without thinking twice. But… I feel like at this price point I should find more sophisticated chocolate coated white flowers, or else find a cheap n cheerful substitute.
I really like Petit Fracas – “happy” is a good descriptor. 3.5 oz for $65 at Fragrancenet. If it’s still about that price during split meet, I’d totally go halves or thirds on it. But yeah, 100 ml, not so much…
Ooh, in the context of a split, that’s not half bad. Glad I’m not the only one around here that’s charmed by Petit Fracas.
I almost liked Petit Fracas… but that chocolate. No can do. Didn’t think it was as bad as a lot of people found it.
This sounds like something I wish I was eating for dessert tonight!
Satsuma by Tokyo Milk.
-Which I like some..but there is something I don’t like. Too plastic-y..or something. Perhaps too sweet…in a not good way.
On a cold winter day I am snug and warm in vintage Halston Catalyst for Men, the spiciest fougere ever, all cloves and nutmeg and lavender. So good!
That sounds amazing!
I was totally going to wear Prada again today, but after my shower last night I put on Laura Mercier Honey Musk body cream, and the scent was still strong this morning. I didn’t think it would layer well with any of the Prada that I have, so I went with Diptyque Volutes, edt. First time wearing it. I am pleased, it layer wells with the honey musk.
I have an early morning flight tomorrow (ugh) to go see my family (yay!) – I will wear Infusion d’Iris. I wear it often when I fly, so it works out perfect with Prada day.
Also – I love big white sunglasses! Those look so fun
Id’I is a great scent for smelling quietly nice while not encroaching on anyone else’s space – i.e., perfect for flying.
Yes! And it also happens to be one of my fortifying comfort scents.
I dug out an old sample to re-try: Agent Provocateur Strip. Too bad this is long gone because I do love it, it’s a very pungent geranium with amber and patchouli. Not surprised it got DC’ed, the opening blast is downright medicinal.
Surprised to hear it’s gone- it was still at Saks as recently as this summer, but Fatale seems to be the only one they carry now. I’d take Strip over Fatale any day! (I’d take almost anything over Fatale, actually.)
Wait, it was??? I thought Strip was discontinued years ago! When I search I can only find the rare bottle on eBay.
I have AP Strip in a candle. It is lovely. Paid five dollars for it, total bargain!
Today I’m trying Nasomatto Nuda. I read a lot about how strong the opening was, but I didn’t get that. Perhaps my dab wasn’t enough or my dry winter skin sucked it all up. Nonetheless, it’s really quite lovely. It doesn’t feel particularly complex or even necessarily that unique – but every time I catch a whiff of it, it just smells so nice.
I’ll probably be wearing that tomorrow, it’s a great fragrance and so versatile. I’m wearing Debut by Delrae today. Such a beauty in this dreary grey and wet weather we are having.
What a beautiful green for a dismal day!
I’m in Tea For Two that I can just smell now but my nose is not in good shape. I’ve had a sick family the past few days one boy down, then the other and now me. Not the best week so far quite frankly.
Hope the Tea brings you comfort and the weekend ahead brings good health to your family.
Thanks Laila – I am certainly hoping everyone has better health next week. I hate seeing the kids sick.
I’m wearing Santa Maria Novella Marescialla today.
Love their Melograno!
Wearing an old Opium flanker today (1998?) – Opium Fraicheur d’Orient. The pepper notes always make me sneeze when I first put it on but I love how it almost smells corbonated – very invigorating and a good scent for when I have much to do at work!
I spritzed on Yosh Ginger Ciao. I enjoy it in cold weather, as it lasts well on my dry winter skin.
Bvlgari Black today. Also, woke up with one eye all puffed up and swollen so that it is at least 1.5 times larger than my normal looking eye. Cute.
Guess I’ll be switching out the pillow cover daily for a few days.
Ugh, hope it’s better soon!
DK Chaos today. Another moodlifter and great winter scent.
You smell fantastic! Love Chaos.
Finally getting around to testing Moon Bloom today. Lovely stuff!
I think I’m going to have to skip the challenge tomorrow. Might be the first one I’ve missed (even if I don’t report in, I like doing them), but the only Prada/Andrier frag I’ve got access to is Infusion d’Iris, and I am still very firmly in the white floral rut… enjoying it too much to mess with it.
Anybody else familiar with Moon Bloom? I’m getting the typical no-more-than-2-hours ride that I usually get with all-naturals, and I’m wondering if that’s unusual. I mean, it was a generous dab I put on.
Get a lot more longevity from Moon Bloom than from other all naturals…but I have the travel spray, so haven’t been dabbing.
Hmm. Spraying might help. Vamp a NY is all-natural and THAT thing lasts for hooooouuuurs on me, but I’m spritzing it.
I was surprised how long Moon Bloom lasted on me, about 7 hrs. I sprayed, not dabbed. Shangri La lasted, too, when I wanted it to be gone!
I think I got ~4 hours dabbed on. It was nice, but it wasn’t the holy grail of BWF for me.
The sun finally emerged after several days of dreariness, its brightness put me in the mood for Hermes Elixir des Merveilles as my SOTD. Yum!
Today I am wearing Serge Lutens L’Orpheline.
I really like this scent.
I do too, but it’s way too expensive to buy a full bottle.
SOTD is Sahara Noir (Tom Ford). If I remember about wearing Prada tomorrow, will likely choose Pour Homme Intense.
D’oh! I forgot to check today to see if they ever got that in at my Nordstrom. The SN, I mean.
Sampling Tom Ford Santal Blush today. It’s Australian sandalwood and spices with a good dollop of oud. For a while all I smelled was pepper. I added a good spritz of MadHat SantL over the top and now it’s better. SantL has Mysore in it, and added the bit of creaminess I was missing in the TF by itself.
For tomorrow the only Prada’s I have are the Iris and Iris Absolue. I will have to see what I feel like wearing in the a.m. I have been thinking about CdG edp all day today and might wear that instead.
Trying Hermessence Ambre Narguile. Very nice tobacco/honey/amber, but like so many Ellena scents, gone so fast. I got just 1.5 hrs on this baby, sigh.
I had the opposite problem, it stuck around for days on my clothes, my watch strap even in the car from my having traveled to work whilst wearing it! By the end I was totally over it especially as I was having to wear other fragrances that wouldn’t clash in the car first thing in the morning
My experience was similar. That stuff is tenacious on me and I just can’t do it.
SOTD is Diane by DVF. What a great scent. No fruit or vanilla, so grown up and womanly. Blind buy and dirt cheap.I love
it.
L’Occitane Eau Spontanee today. Wanted something light and refreshing to keep me awake – not much sleep in our house the past few days due to baby with cold. It’s a light pink fruity thing and I got it half price, so a nice thing to wear when I can’t think of anything else.
It’s nice to have a no-brainer scent.
I won a Calvin Klein set that arrived today, so I’m wearing Reveal! Also got the men’s edition, which I don’t think is in stores till next week, but I have to wait until tomorrow for my boyfriend to open it so I can have a sniff
Kinda messing around with it. A little spray and all I got was salt and was reminded very strongly of Womanity. A few more sprays a few hours later and I’m really hitting on the iris. It also suddenly seems much sweeter rather than salty. I do enjoy a good shape-shifter so I’ll see how this works out but I’m pretty happy with it so far!
This one is a real compliment getter for me, especially outdoors. Hope it behaves for you!
Wearing the last of my Shanghai Lily decant. *sigh* I really want a bottle of this, but will probably have to save for a year to get it.
You are lucky it smells so nice on you! I love the concept but it smelled vile on my skin, and everyone agreed
Have you checked ebay and discounters for it?
That’s a shame it didn’t smell good on you. It’s a spicy warm incense on me that’s really addicting. I get lots of clove and incense.
I’ve not checked yet, but to be honest I’m not in a position where I should be even looking right now. Have many other things that need my attention financially.
Yes, it sounds like its gorgeous on many people! Just goes swampy on me…
But, given the price I’m lucky from at least that perspective
That’s such a pretty one. But I agree, it’s pretty spendy.
Last week, I started my own fragrace Throwback Thursday where I decide to wear a fragrance that meant something for me at some point of my life.
Last week, I wore Antaeus, my first fragrance purchase ever.
Today, I am wearing Christian Lacroix’s Tumulte, the first fragrance that I ever ordered from a website.
I’m really enjoying this Throwback Thursday as I get to revisit old friends/back rows of my large collection.
The acorns that have got lost at the bottom!
I love this idea! Throwback Fragrance Thursday…
I do too! I might start doing this…
“Lost acorns” – I like that…
I got new samples, so in lieu of a Prada Iris, I am wearing Le Labo 39 as an iris equivalent. Very nice, but I am afraid Scent of Hope and VCA Bois d’Iris are ahead in the running of favorite Iris scent for me.
Also got Seville a l’Aube (sp??), Un Rose du Khandahar and another Oriza L Legrand, Marrion-Nous to try. One Orange blossom, one Rose, and one…other one, selected as much for the bottle as the notes, but on first sniff, it’s a flowery one that doesn’t make me sneeze, so we will see how it is on further acquaintance…
I’m wearing Auric Blends Black Opium and Aphrodesia oils layered together. It’s a nice combo. I actually bought them because I liked how they smelled together.
Taking the new Hiram Green’s Shangri-La for a spin, liking it so far and received a compliment on it already
Thumbs up for compliments!
I need to try that soon, but probably won’t until the BWF craze abates.
(I mean my January obsession with tuberose and orange blossom and ylang, etc.)
Have you tried Flowerhead yet?
Balenciaga Paris today, but getting kind of strange looks at work. I am thinking maybe I put it on too heavy. I like it.
BP is very pretty. I like that for a refreshing Sunday am pick me up.
You smell nice! I picked up a 30 ml bottle of this at a discounter recently, figuring I’d eventually use such a small bottle. But its really grown on me, the progression from green to sweet violet (not my favourite stage) to woody and subtle. And I’m surprised at how long-lasting it is; I get a really full day out of it, which I find rare for many of the softer scents.
I may have to give that one another sniff. Smelled it on a blotter today and thought it was too green for my tastes, but sweet violet sounds rather nice.
Working with a cold today, even though I’m still feeling icky. I’ve been out of my class a day and a half, and couldn’t convince myself to be gone another one! Wearing vintage Organza Indecense that I found at an antique store a week back. It is cozy and seems to suit my sleepiness.
THat is good stuff, that OI.
Yeah, I’m really enjoying it today! I found a mini bottle in a display at the counter (as I was waiting to buy a mini of L’Heuere Bleue), for like $10. It’s been on my “it would be nice to have” list for some time now.
SOTM was Volnay Brume d’Hiver which I love, but kind of messes with my sinuses a bit. I put L’Artisan L’Eau d’Ambre Extreme on and am just loving it. Trying to convince myself that wasn’t on the Haute Look sale and I missed it!!!
I’m sampling Serge Lutens Cuir Mauresque (dabbed from a 1 ml vial), and loving it so much that I impulse-ordered a bottle (found one slightly discounted online). I can’t figure out if it’s so new that it’s hard to find, or discontinued so it’s hard to find. Anyone know?
The review here is from 2011, so not new. It probably was part of the export line (available in US) at that time, and then back to exclusive (Europe bell jar only). So there probably aren’t many bottles hanging around from when it was export.
From the review “Serge Lutens launched Cuir Mauresque in 1996 as one of its non-export, bell jar “exclusives” (as opposed to the export line in the rectangular bottle). In 2010, Cuir Mauresque (“moorish leather”) joined the export line for a limited edition run.”
Ahhh, thank you – that explains it! I guess my impulse was reasonably well-founded.
SOTD = Cuir Beluga
I took a sick day today (although I worked part of the time anyway) and I am feeling much better. Cuir Beluga is a fluffy cozy scent and is my default fragrance if I need to make a quick decision as to what to wear.
SOTD is the DC Shalimar Parfume Initial. Pretty!
A sample of Parfum d’empire Corsica Furiosa. I smell like soil and greenery (slightly reminiscent of my puppy who loves digging so we always say that his fragrance is eau de soil) I like it but there is no burning desire to rush out and a buy a bottle so far.
L’Air du Desert Marocain – the labdanum and ambergris drydown is fantastic!
You smell great! L’ADDM is great in cold weather.
SOTD was Ambre Fetiche, courtesy of the lovely Cauzabon a few years ago.
SOTD was AG Mandragore Pourpre b/c it is just totally chill and I need one of those days. I’m trying to decide what I want to put on for the rest of the evening…
Shalimar Parfum Initial for me today. I enjoyed it. I do wish, however, that they would bring back Shalimar Light. I miss the sweet simplicity of that first flanker.
SOTD is Mauboussin Histoire d’Eau. Lovely, not-too-sweet orange, with a hint of something herbal that I think must be the myrtle, and some light leather underneath that makes me feel like a grown-up.
Went to the mall today to return some makeup I’d bought in the wrong shade, and picked up two Prada samples and one of Bottega Veneta Knot, so I have choices for tomorrow. The Lush finally had some perfume for sale, so I bought a solid of Breath of God. Sun also sounded promising (I do like orange), but was glittery (a plus, I suppose, for some) and had only a brief nice phase before sputtering out. I’ll stick with the Hd’E. Someone here had mentioned that Lush employees are prone to the hard sell, but either Orange County’s notorious apathy is more than a match for their corporate training, or I didn’t look too promising. I even had to wait a while at the register for someone to come and take my money.